The Red Tide and the Blue Wave: Gerrymandering as a Risk vs. Reward Strategy
As election day has approached, I’ve increasingly heard the phrase “blue wave” thrown around in news articles, forums, and even everyday discussions. The term is commonly understood to mean that high Democratic turnout in the midterms could lead to significant Republican losses in the House. It’s clearly true that unusually high voter turnout within a single party will help that party’s chances on election day, but there’s a bit more to it than that.
